Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top London based CFO’ operating in the Finance space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Jonathan Biggs
COO & CFO — London of Accel
Jon Biggs joined Accel in 2001 and is Accel London’s chief operating officer. Jon runs the operations of the London office. He sits on the judging panel of the UK Private Business Awards and was instrumental in working with NACUE in its efforts to champion employment in early stage companies for new graduates. Prior to Accel, Jon worked at AXA Investment Managers, and before that worked at Deutsche Bank and Mirabaud & Cie in London. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PWC. Jon is from the South of England and graduated from the University of Bristol.
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About Accel: Accel is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.
Stefan Hobl
CFO & Co-Founder of Butter.co.uk
Stefan Hobl joined Butter.co.uk as CFO & Co-Founder in 2017.
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About Butter.co.uk: Butter lets you spread the cost of shopping from any online store with a simple monthly instalment plan. Download the app now!
Alex Goodway
CFO of Kindred Capital
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About Kindred Capital: Kindred is an early stage venture capital fund based in London that practises equitable venture.
Giovanni Pericolini
Finance Director & CFO of Medicxi Ventures
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About Medicxi Ventures: Medicxi is a life sciences-focused investment firm.
Cristina Alba Ochoa
CFO of OakNorth
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About OakNorth: OakNorth is the creator of the ON Credit Intelligence Suite – proven cloud software that transforms commercial lending
Anthony Murphy
Chief Financial Officer of Tandem
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About Tandem: Tandem is building a bank and financial management universe, focused on freeing users from financial stress by making money simple.
Daniel Drummer
CFO of Auxmoney
Daniel is working as Vice President for Fintech Strategy & Partnership at the Corporate & Investment Bank of JP Morgan. Previously, Daniel worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company where he was focusing on digital technologies, being part of McKinsey’s Big Data and advanced analytics group. Before joining McKinsey, Daniel worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in the Investment Banking Division and later on in a strategic role for the CEO of Western Europe. Prior to this, he completed a trainee program at Daimler AG, working in Germany and New York.Daniel has been appointed to lead the ‘Future of FinTech’ team on behalf of the World Economic Forum and its Global Agenda Council on the Future of Financing & Capital. He has been an investment manager at the SBS Seed Fund since 2014, sitting on the Advisory board of two portfolio companies. He was a co-founder of TonalityTech, a start-up that provides big data based sentiment analysis solutions for capital markets and corporates.Daniel is a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University, completed an M.B.A. degree with Distinction at the University of Oxford and holds a Master degree (LL.M.) in Corporate Law.
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About Auxmoney: Auxmoney is an online peer-to-peer loan marketplace created to offer a means of exchange between people.
Amjid Zaman
Chief Financial Officer of Oakley Capital
Amjid joined Pembroke as Chief Operating Officer in December 2017, and has held operational and investment led responsibilities within Oakley Capital’s private equity fund where he was Managing Director for 9 years. Amjid’s diverse career includes CFOof tech start up Humyo.com, Group Financial Controller for Pipex Communications Plc and has led the restructure and buy and build strategies of 2e2 Datacentres and Broadstone respectively.
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About Oakley Capital, Pembroke VCT: Oakley Capital is a mid-market private equity investor.
Philip Keller
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Intermediate Capital Group
Prior to ICG, Philip was Finance Director of ERM, a global environmental consultancy, where he was part of a management team that led two leveraged buyouts in 2001 and 2005. He previously held a number of financial directorships at GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson. He is a Chartered Accountant and graduate of Durham University. Member of plc Board, Investment and Executive Committees. Responsible for finance, human resources and operations.
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About Intermediate Capital Group: ICG is a specialist asset manager in private debt, credit and equity.
Andrew Jones
Chief Financial Officer of RIT Capital Partners
Andrew Jones is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of J. Rothschild Capital Management Limited. JRCM is the investment manager for RIT Capital Partners plc and responsible for the day to day management of the Group. Prior to joining the Company in 2008, he spent three years in venture capital and four years at Nomura, advising on its private equity investments as well as risk, global corporate development and strategy. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte LLP where he spent time in audit before specialising in valuation advice. Andrew is a fellow of the ICAEW and a member of its Valuation Community Advisory Group, as well as a member of the Audit Committee of the British Academy.
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About RIT Capital Partners: RIT Capital Partners plc is an investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange with net assets of some £1.9 billion.
James Dawes
Chief Financial Officer of 3i Group
James is Chief Financial Officer for 3i Group’s Infrastructure business and joined in January 2016. He manages all of the operational, financial and reporting requirements for the Infrastructure business line within 3i Group, as well as performing CFO duties for 3i Infrastructure plc. Prior to joining 3i, James was with Legal & General Investment Management where he held a number of senior finance roles, including Finance Director of LGV Capital from 2007 to 2015. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
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About 3i Group: 3i is an international investment manager focused on mid-market Private Equity, Infrastructure & Debt Management.
Ronan Shally
Partner & CFO of Highland Europe
Ronan is the CFO for Highland Capital Partners Europe. Ronan joined in 2014 and is responsible for the financial and administrative functions of the Europe office. Before joining Highland, Ronan was Head of Private Clients at an accounting firm in Ireland that focussed on complex investment funds. Prior to that, he spent 11 years in the Channel Islands focussing on the administration of offshore investment fund structures, including 7 years in the private equity arena with the Aztec Group. Ronan holds a B.B.S., Business Studies from the University of Limerick and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. Ronan is a keen follower of Liverpool F.C. and also likes to keep in touch with rugby and Gaelic games in his native Ireland. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons in addition to indulging in his passion for athletics where he previously represented Guernsey in the Island Games and at British Athletics league events.
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About Highland Europe: Highland Europe is a growth-stage technology fund that invests in European internet, mobile, and software companies.
Will Pearson
Chief Financial Officer of True.
Will began his career at Deloitte, meeting Matt and Paul in the process, and subsequently spent twelve years at GE Capital holding several CFO and senior finance roles.
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About True.: True is a consumer-focused investment and innovation firm reimagining what good business looks like.
Andy Halford
Group Chief Financial Officer of Standard Chartered Bank
Andy Halford was appointed as Group Finance Director and Group Executive Director of Standard Chartered plc on 1 July 2014. He is based in London and is responsible for Finance and Corporate Treasury. Andy joined Standard Chartered from Vodafone Group plc, where he spent the last 15 years and the last 9 years as Chief Financial Officer. Andy joined Vodafone Group plc in 1999 as Financial Director for Vodafone Limited, the UK operating company, and in 2001 he became Financial Director for Vodafone’s Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa Region. In 2002, Andy was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Wireless in the US and was a Member of the Board of Representatives of the Verizon Wireless Partnership. Andy became Chief Financial Officer of Vodafone Group plc in July 2005, a position which he held until March 2014 when he retired from the group. Prior to Vodafone, Andy was Group Finance Director at East Midlands Electricity Plc. Andy is a non-executive director of Marks and Spencer plc and is a former Chairman of the Hundred Group of Finance Directors. Andy holds a bachelor degree in Industrial Economics from Nottingham University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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About M&S Financial Services, Standard Chartered Bank: Standard Chartered Bank is an international banking group.
Clea Whitley
CFO of Earlymarket
Clea studied Architecture at Oxford Brookes University, graduating with a BA(Hons) in 2008, before becoming an accountant due to the recession and disappointment in the lack of maths involved in being an architect. She is now a part-qualified ACCA. Rowed competitively with City of Oxford Rowing Club for 3 years before moving to London. She continues to be creative in her spare time through her jewellery shop on Etsy, CleaMadeThis, and joining the London Amateur Ballet (as of January 2016).
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About Earlymarket: Earlymarket is a London-based investment fund that provides seed capital to companies in the technology industry.
Vincent Cambonie
Chief Financial Officer of Embark Group
Vincent’s career spans 25 years of working in global financial institutions, most recently as Managing Director and Group Chief Financial Officer at BNP Paribas Investment Partners. During his career, Vincent has gained valuable skills in performance management and business strategy including various M&A activities.
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About Embark Group: Embark Group provides retirement and financial services.
Thomas Stoddard
Group Chief Financial Officer of Aviva Group
Tom joined Aviva in April 2014 as chief financial officer and a member of the Group Executive. He has worked primarily as an investment banker, including advising Aviva plc. He also has experience as a corporate lawyer and an asset based lender. From 2008 to 2014, Tom was Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Financial Institutions Advisory, at the investment and advisory firm Blackstone Advisory Partners LP with responsibility for successfully driving Blackstone’s business of advising banks, insurers and other financial institutions globally on M&A and restructuring. He also held senior investment banking positions at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (investment company) and its successor, Credit Suisse (financial services holding company), where he led the global insurance group as Managing Director. Tom also practiced corporate and securities law with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (US law firm) from 1992 to 1994.”
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About Aviva Group: Aviva is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London.
Kevin O’Flaherty
Chief Financial Officer of Pamplona Capital Management
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About Pamplona Capital Management: Pamplona Capital Management LLP is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm manages hedge fund of funds for its clients.
John Jack
International CFO Finance of BNY Mellon
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About BNY Mellon: BNY Mellon is an investment company that provides investment management, investment services, and wealth management services.
Paul Harris
Chief Financial Officer of R3
Paul is the Chief Financial Officer at R3 and has over 25 years of experience leading finance within the technology and service sector, driving growth and providing commercial support to organizations ranging S&P 500 and FTSE 100 companies to smaller private equity and consortia backed businesses. He recently served for 10 years as Group Finance Director at IHS Markit and in the same role at Markit, merging the two listed companies and taking Markit public on NASDAQ. Paul is a Chartered Accountant and holds a MBA from CASS Business School, University of London.
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About R3: R3 is a financial innovation firm dedicated to the design and deployment of DLT to build the new operating system for financial services.
Nick Mottershead
CFO, Risk, Compliance & Group HR of dopay
Nick Mottershead is CFO and Group HR at dopay.
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About dopay: dopay provides a cloud-based payroll service that allows employers to calculate salaries and make payments electronically.
Paul Richings
Partner & Chief Financial Officer of Bridges Fund Management
Paul joined Bridges as Chief Financial Officer in 2014. Prior to this, he had worked in the investment management industry for over 20 years, most recently as a partner at Langholm Capital, having joined the firm as CFO at its inception in 2002. Paul previously worked at Mercury Asset Management, joining Mercury prior to its acquisition by Merrill Lynch; in total he spent almost 6 years at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers in a variety of finance roles, both in the UK and Asia. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC), working primarily on the audit of investment management firms. Paul has a degree in economics from Cambridge University.
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About Bridges Fund Management: Bridges Fund Management is a specialist fund manager dedicated to sustainable and impact investment.
Nils Behling
Founder & CFO of Tradeteq
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About Tradeteq: The global hub for trade finance distribution
James Yates
CFO of IK Investment Partners
James Yates is IK’s CFO and responsible for Finance & Administration, Information Technology and Corporate Counsel & Legal Control. Prior to joining IK in 2002, James worked at Arthur Andersen and Moores Rowland International. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1997 and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and of the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment. James graduated from the University of Central Lancashire in 1993 with a BA (hons) Degree in Accounting.
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About IK Investment Partners: IK Partners is a European private equity advisory group with Nordic roots, operating across Northern Continental Europe.
Clive MacTavish
Chief Financial Officer of CDC Group
Clive joined CDC as Chief Financial Officer in 2015 to manage their finance, business services, and human resources and organisational development teams. He is a member of the CDC Board and their Executive Committee. Clive was heavily involved in building their 2017 business case which resulted in the grant of an additional £3.5 billion of funding from DFID. Much of his time is spent supporting the work of their Board Committees on Audit, Risk, and People and Remuneration, and he was the driving force behind their 2016 Remuneration Review. Prior to joining CDC, Clive spent three years at Expedia where he was CFO of Expedia’s Global Lodging Group. This comprised the Hotels.com and Venere.com websites, as well as the Lodging Partner Supply business, which managed the supply of hotels for all the Expedia businesses. Before that, Clive was Finance Director, EMEA for Dow Jones where he also ran sales and marketing and operations for the organisation’s consumer media business. This followed more than six years at the Financial Times where he held several roles including Head of Strategy, Global Financial Controller and Finance Director EMEA. Clive joined the Financial Times from parent company Pearson plc where he worked in the company’s head office on financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate strategy. Clive started his career with PwC and is a qualified accountant (ACA). He also holds an MBA from Duke University and an MA from Cambridge University.
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About CDC Group: CDC is the UK’s development finance institution.
Misak Davtyan
Chief Financial Officer of BABB
Over the course of twenty years in commercial and retail banking, Misak has held various C-suite and senior executive positions and managed large teams, complex finance functions and business lines. He’s closely involved with BABB’s financial and strategic operations informed by an MSc in Strategy and Leadership from LBS and a postgraduate diploma in International Tax Law. He’s also a passionate photographer and can often be found snapping on the streets of London.
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About BABB: BABB is a world bank for the micro-economy: a global marketplace for human innovation, financial autonomy and wealth creation.
Kerry Tremble
Chief Financial Officer of WorldFirst
Kerry is Group CFO of WorldFirst. Kerry was previously Deputy Finance Director for Lloyds Retail Bank and a partner in KPMG’s Corporate and Investment Banking Consulting practice. In the latter role, he worked with global investment banks in a range of areas including Business & Operational Strategy and Financial & Risk Management.
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About WorldFirst: WorldFirst is an international payments business helping businesses and people easy move money around the world at great exchange rates.
Mark Mitchell
CFO of Firestartr
Mark qualified with PwC before moving on to hold Group Financial Controller positions in Merck, Getty Images and Ready 2, an internet start-up with Trinny and Susannah. After that, he joined Alain Falys at OB10 and built a global finance function from scratch, leading up to the £160m IPO and sale to Tungsten Network in 2013. As well as CFO of Firestartr, Mark is currently Financial Controller of Yoyo, a Firestartr portfolio company. Mark is a Chartered Accountant and has a BSc in Banking & International Finance from City University Business School, London.
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About Crypta Labs, Firestartr, Mitch Consulting Ltd: Firestartr helps the most promising digital entrepreneurs take their companies from seed stage to Series A and beyond.
Chris Charlton
Chief Financial Officer of Netwealth
Over 20 years’ experience in financial services as a chartered accountant, both in practice and in asset management.
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About Netwealth: Netwealth is an online wealth management service that brings together an experienced team, user-friendly technology and lower fees.
Kieran D’Silva
Co-Founder & CFO of PrimaryBid
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About PrimaryBid: PrimaryBid is a technology platform that allows everyday investors fair & equal access to investing in public companies raising capital.
James Rawlingson
Chief Financial Officer of Arix Bioscience
James has substantial experience at board and senior management level gained over 20 years of involvement in financial services and UK public companies. James’ former role was Group CFO of Charles Stanley plc, a leading wealth manager with over £20 billion of funds under management and administration. Previously, James was Group CFO for Coutts Bank, where he was responsible for the global finance function and held a key role in setting strategy. Before this James spent two years at UBS Wealth Management based in Zurich after promotion from his role as CFO of UBS Wealth UK.
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About Arix Bioscience: Arix Bioscience is a healthcare and life science company.
Tim Harris
Chief Financial Officer of Direct Line Insurance
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About Direct Line Insurance: Direct Line Group is an organization with a clear mission: to make insurance much easier and better value for customers.
Vivek Ahuja
Group CFO and COO of Terra Firma
Vivek is a senior finance leader with three decades’ experience in global finance and over 20 years in senior CFO roles. He has led successful business and functional transformations and has worked across Asia, the Middle East and Europe with major global financial institutions. Prior to joining Terra Firma in January 2018, Vivek spent 17 years with Standard Chartered Bank where he was Deputy Group CFO, and prior to that he was Group CFO – Wholesale Banking and Regional CFO – Middle East and South Asia. Prior to Standard Chartered Bank, he worked for HSBC and ANZ in a variety of roles spanning finance, strategy, and corporate and institutional banking. Vivek is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) and was a Council member from 2013-2015 and a member of the Financial Services Faculty Board. He is a graduate of Mumbai University in India. Vivek is responsible for the overall financial management of the firm at a Group level and for its Portfolio companies, and oversees the firm’s IT, facilities, legal and HR teams. Vivek also supports the firm on the financial aspects of acquiring and selling businesses to ensure the delivery of maximum returns toinvestors.
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About Terra Firma: Terra Firma is a private equity firm based in London, United Kingdom.
Steven Dunne
Senior Partner, CFO and head of portfolio of Frog Capital
Steven Dunne has been a partner at Frog Capital since 2015, leading the finance, operations and portfolio management functions. He joined following two successful exits and wide-ranging operational experience as CFO in growth-stage companies that is now invaluable in helping our portfolio through their scale-up journey. Previously Steven worked at Livingbridge (Portfolio director), HSBC Investment Bank and PWC. Steven is a fellow of the ICAEW and in addition to holding a MA in Economics from Cambridge University, he has a diploma in Organisational Psychology.
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About Frog Capital: Frog invests in software enabled scale-up stage tech companies in Europe.
Jean-Philippe Lecourt
CFO & Co-founder of Datamaran
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About Datamaran: Datamaran is one of the world’s most sophisticated and powerful semantic business intelligence tools.
Mats Eklund
Chief Financial Officer of Triton Partners
Mats is CFO and COO responsible for finance, compliance, tax and legal, IT, portfolio and risk monitoring, ESG and procurement. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the General Partner and the Fund Manager. He joined Triton from GE Capital where he was the Chief Financial Officer for GE Capital EMEA, M&A and Private Equity. His role also included co-ordination of acquisition and disposal activities across Europe and the Middle East, leading a team of Senior Professionals in London and Abu Dhabi. Over 13 years at GE, Mats also held various other leadership roles in both Sweden and the UK. He holds a MSc in Economics and Finance from Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law.
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About Triton Partners: Triton is a private equity investment firm investing in medium-sized businesses in northern Europe.
Cristian Young
CFO of Smedvig Capital
Cristian is CFO of Smedvig Capital, which he joined in 2007 from KPMG’s Operational Restructuring practice in London. He began his career with KPMG in the financial sector audit practice where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA). From there he joined the restructuring practice, where he focused on bank side financial advisory work as well as working capital and cost management projects across multiple industry sectors. Cristian has a degree in Business and German from Nottingham University and speaks fluent German having spent some time, in his early career, working with Siemens Business Services in Munich. Cristian’s role at Smedvig Capital covers much of the Firm’s third party Private Equity investing as well as advisory projects on the direct investment side and internal structuring and compliance. He is currently a board member of PPC and LoveSpace, and has previously held a board role at Ocean Outdoor and Blink Point.
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About Smedvig Capital: 25 years of supporting ambitious founders from Series A to exit.
Tushar Pabari
Chief Financial Officer of Mayfair Equity Partners
Tushar joined Mayfair in 2018 and is responsible for managing the financial, compliance and operational aspects of the firm. He was previously Chief Financial Officer at Headway Capital Partners. Prior to this, he was Fund Controller at Cognetas and an audit manager at KPMG. Tushar is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and graduated with an Economics degree from the University of Manchester. He is a member of the Invest Europe Working Group on Accounting Standards, Valuation and Reporting.
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About Mayfair Equity Partners: Mayfair Equity Partners provides buyout and growth capital to dynamic businesses in the TMT and Consumer sectors.
Andy Grant
Chief Financial Planning Director of Tilney Smith & Williamson
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About Tilney Smith & Williamson: Tilney Smith & Williamson is a financial planning and investment firm.
Richard Pereira
CFO & Partner of Zouk Capital
Richard Pereira joined Zouk as a Partner in 2007 and is the CFO and COO.
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About Zouk Capital: Zouk Capital is an independent private equity fund manager investing in companies that advance resource efficiency.
Christopher Fox
Chief Financial Officer of British Business Bank
Christopher is Chief Financial Officer and is also responsible for central functions including HR, IT and Admin. Prior to joining the British Business Bank, Christopher was Head of Banking at UK Financial Investments, where he was responsible for overseeing HM Government’s shareholders in Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and UK Asset Resolution. He was also a Non-Executive Director at UK Asset Resolution, Bradford & Bingley and NRAM. Christopher joined UKFI from UBS, where he gained extensive experience of financial services over nearly 20 years, having provided capital markets and investment banking advice to a range of governments and financial institutions around the world. He joined UBS in 1993 and is a qualified accountant.
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About British Business Bank: The British Business Bank aims to make finance markets for smaller businesses work better.
Nick Taylor
CFO and Co-Founder of Envestors
Educated at Uppingham School, Nick then took Articles and qualified with Price Waterhouse Cooper in London. He has held senior positions with private and public companies, including manufacturer Astell Scientific (Holdings) and listed City based property agent Baker Harris Saunders Plc. He co-founded the Sportscard Credit Card Company which was listed on AIM and later sold to the online bookmaker UK Betting plc, also an established private restaurant group and The London Distillery Company. Nick was a co-founder of Envestors in 2004. In his spare time, he enjoys food and drink, golf, and watching cricket/rugby.
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About Envestors: Envestors digital platform connects entrepreneurs and investors
Stuart Williams
CFO of Blue Motor Finance
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About Blue Motor Finance: Blue is one of the UK’s premier consumer motor finance companies, lending over £750m to over 80,000 customers.
Ralph Coates
Chief Financial Officer of TSB Banking Group
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About TSB Banking Group: TSB Banking Group provides various banking products and services to personal and small business customers in the United Kingdom.
Cinthia Danove
CFO of Akoni Hub
Cinthia started her career in financial services and feels passionate about start-ups and SMEs. She has significant experience working with businesses in the mid-market space – from analysing opportunities at a VC fund, to the role of Head of Finance for regional SMEs, as well as hands-on mentoring of entrepreneurs at Endeavor. Cinthia has been involved from different perspectives and at various stages of high-growth firms, and feels strongly about providing value-added services to businesses that are the bedrock of the economy. Cinthia is an Economist, and holds a CFA and MBA from London Business School.
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About Akoni Hub: Akoni provides simple cash management tools for individuals and SMEs.
Prem Mohan Raj
Partner, Chief Financial Officer of NorthEdge Capital
Prem joined NorthEdge as Chief Financial Officer in 2016 having worked in the private equity industry for 12 years. He has responsibility for the finance and tax functions in relation to both the NorthEdge funds and the management company and was promoted to Partner in September 2017. Prior to joining NorthEdge, he worked in senior finance positions within private equity at Livingbridge, Brockton Capital and Coller Capital having initially trained as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte.
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About NorthEdge Capital: NorthEdge Capital is a middle-market private equity firm provides capital and management solutions to companies in the North of England.
Steve Cunningham
Chief Financial Officer of Digiterre
Steve has over 20 years experience as a senior commercial finance professional across a range of industry sectors, including IT, leisure, motor racing, professional services, and property development in the UK, USA and Australia. Steve has significant practical and advisory experience with early stage private equity backed IT businesses, achieving trade sales to US corporations with three of them.
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About Digiterre: Digiterre is a company which provides Financial Investment Management CRM and Trading Solutions software development services.
Stacey Seltzer
Partner & CFO of Prehype
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About Prehype: Prehype is a venture development firm, co creating startups with the world’s finest corporations and entrepreneurs.
Adrian Allen
Chief Financial Officer of Newable
Adrian Allen With a background in design for manufacture, Adrian has been involved in R&D and commercialisation for many years, including IP management, start-ups, incubators, product development services and access to finance. Adrian currently manages a team of Innovation Advisers providing fully-funded innovation support to companies as part of the national Innovate2Succeed programme.
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About Newable: Newable provides finance, consulting, and property services for start-ups, and small and medium-sized businesses in the UK.
Shawn Rea
NED – CFO of Findexable
Shawn Rea serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Findexable.
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About Findexable: Findexable is a real-time FinTech data company established to reinvent FinTech research by tracking its activity globally.
David Burndred
Chief Financial Officer of Big Society Capital
David joined Big Society Capital in August 2017 and is responsible for the delivery of effective support to Big Society Capital through leadership of the Finance, Legal/Compliance and Operations teams. Prior to joining Big Society Capital, David was CFO at Lewis Silkin LLP, a leading professional services firm, and previously held a number of senior financial leadership roles at Eversheds LLP and Laird Plc, a FTSE 250 technology business. Earlier in his career David spent 9 years at CDC Group as an Investment Manager growing and managing a portfolio of impact investments in several African countries and is currently a member of the CDC Alumni Committee. David started his career with PWC and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a graduate of Exeter University. David is also actively involved with his local community as a Trustee of a Community Sports organisation and as a steering group member for a local community hub development project. He also regularly participates in a mentoring programme for year 7-9 pupils at an Academy in Inner London.
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About Big Society Capital: Big Society Capital is developing a strong, diverse and sustainable social investment market in the UK.
